Three courses at the University of Westminster have been named as among those with the highest drop-out rates in the country.

Of the 55 full-time students on the Human and Medical Science course in 2012/13, 31% left higher education without a qualification the year after beginning the course.

This was the seventh highest proportion for any full-time UK course with at least 50 pupils enrolled on it, according to figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

Electronic Engineering at the University of Westminster had a figure of 25%, the 13th highest nationally, while Human Nutrition had a drop-out rate of 21%.

However, despite these particular courses coming top of the pile, no other west London course appeared in the 50 courses with the highest drop-out rates.

In fact, 21 courses offered by institutions in the area actually recorded a 0% drop-out rate.

A spokesman for the university said: "We strongly dispute this data. According to our analysis, these figures are incorrect. We support all students in their studies and our overall drop-out rate is in line with the national average."

Top of list was General Studies at the University of Aberdeen, which had a drop-out rate of 43%.